DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a system for validating the genuineness of an email message using an e-signature. When DKIM is activated for a specific domain name, a public cryptographic key is published to the global DNS system and a private one is stored on the email server. When a new email message is sent, a signature is issued using the private key and when the message is received, the signature is checked by the incoming server using the public key. Thus, the recipient can easily tell if the message is genuine or if the sender’s email address has been forged. A discrepancy will appear if the content of the email message has been changed on its way as well, so DKIM can also be used to ensure that the sent and the delivered emails are identical and that nothing has been attached or deleted. This validation system will boost your email safety, as you can validate the genuineness of the important emails that you get and your associates can do likewise with the email messages that you send them. Depending on the given email provider’s policies, a message that fails to pass the test may be erased or may emerge in the recipient’s mailbox with a warning sign.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Cloud Hosting

If you host a domain name in a cloud hosting account with us, all the needed records for using the DomainKeys Identified Mail feature will be created by default. This will happen once you add the domain in the Hosted Domains section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, on the condition that it also uses our NS records. A private encryption key will be created on our mail servers, while a public key will be sent to the global Domain Name System automatically using the TXT record. In this way, you won’t have to do anything manually and you’ll be able to enjoy all the benefits of this email authentication system – your email messages will reach any destination without being rejected and no one will be able to send messages faking your addresses. The latter is really important in case the type of your online presence involves sending regular newsletters or offers via email to prospective and existing customers.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you pick one of the semi-dedicated packages that we’re offering, you’ll be able to use DomainKeys Identified Mail protection with any domain that you add to your new account without any manual setup, as our high-tech cloud platform will create all the needed records automatically, on the condition that the domain name uses our name servers. The latter is required for a TXT record to be created for the domain, as this is how the public encryption key can become available in the global DNS database. The private key will also be added automatically to our mail servers, so every time you send a new message, it will carry our system’s digital signature. The number of junk email messages keeps increasing each year and very often counterfeit email addresses are used, but when you make use of our web hosting services, you and your customers or associates will not have to worry about that.